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has precipitated the work of transferring to the Museum the collec- 

 tions of vertebrate fossils made by him under the authority of the 

 Geological Survey during the years 1S82 to 1893, referred to in the 

 last report. Representatixes of the department have been at New 

 Haven since April 10, engaged in the work of packing. The lal)or of 

 bringing the material here and installing it, together with the inci- 

 dental work of cataloguing and looking after the records, will tax to 

 the utmost the resources of the section for many months to come. As 

 much of the material is still in the matrix, the services of another 

 preparator are essential. With this additional help, it might be pos- 

 sible to prepare one or more restorations of some of the more striking 

 forms, like Trlceratoj)^, which would add greatly to the interest and 

 educational value of the display collections. 

 NAT MUS 90 4 



